Unbelievingly, Eleazer scanned his countenance.
"You 'pear to be kinder stirred up, 'Lish," he commented. "What's the matter?"
Elisha determined upon a sudden and bold move.
"Say, Eleazer," began he cautiously, "was you ever at an arrest?"
"An arrest!"
"Yes. Did you ever see a man arrested?"
"Wal, I dunno as I ever did—not really. I've seen it done, though, in the movies."
"That oughter be up-to-date an' proper. Just how was the proceedin' put through?"
Thoughtfully Eleazer regarded the toes of his boots.
"Wal, near's I can recollect, the policeman went up to the criminal an' grabbin' him by the arm says: 'You villain! I've got you now. Scram!' I ain't exactly positive he says Scram at that precise minute, but in all such scenes, somebody always says Scram to somebody else 'fore the mix-up is through. That, in the main, is what happens."